Kenna Kwem

Senior Marketing Manager EMEA at New Balance

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

A Brand Marketing enthusiast with 7 years of experience working for some of the biggest sporting goods companies in the world across the EMEA region 🌍 I've worked in various types of roles across functions such as Brand Marketing, Digital Marketing, and Sports Marketing. Areas of expertise: Brand Marketing | Strategy | Digital Marketing | Football | Lifestyle | Purpose | Arsenal FC 😉 Deep interest in music and fashion. Let's connect and talk about Brand Marketing! (or anything else really)

Experience

  • New Balance (2 yrs 6 mos)
    • Senior Marketing Manager, EMEA - Field of Play
      May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    • EMEA Marketing Manager - Field of Play
      Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Nike (2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Men's Football Marketing - Special Projects
      Jul 2023 - Feb 2024 · 8 mos

      • Led Tiempo 10 innovation launch including launch experience (150+ attendees) in Berlin, elevating key athlete Jamal Musiala as the global face of Tiempo that grew silo revenue by +65% vs LY. • Led execution of five Tier 1 Club Third kit launches (Barca, Inter, Spurs, Chelsea, Liverpool) in partnership with city teams and clubs.

    • Brand Defining & Purpose Marketing
      Jul 2021 - Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      • Led strategy and execution in collaboration with Jordan Brand and internal marketing teams to develop integrated campaigns for Black History Season. Creating a strategic vision & plan to drive brand strength and Gen Z traffic to platform through content and experiences, reaching over 85M consumers across EMEA and significantly increasing brand strength (15.4%) and Gen Z traffic (21.7%). • Spearheaded the launch of the Air Max 95 Future Movement campaign across EMEA to drive $1M+ revenue and 1M+ organic consumer engagements for the business. • Partnered with global brand and production teams to create the global Purpose content series Future Movement Broadcast, reaching 100M+ consumers across EMEA key markets.

  • Digital Direct Marketing Nike Sportswear at Nike
    Feb 2019 - Feb 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Led Nike Sportswear's seasonal digital marketing campaigns for Nike’s full digital channel mix with a focus on Direct Marketing and membership. • Analyzed data and collaborated with the insights team to create digital consumer journeys across the Nike App, E-mail, and social channels.

  • Sales Consultant at PERMASHOP AG
    Nov 2017 - Jan 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Sports Marketing DACH at PUMA Group
    Feb 2017 - Aug 2017 · 7 mos